In the mid-to-late 2000s, a specific subculture flourished on internet forums, YouTube, and file-sharing sites like MediaFire and RapidShare. It was the era of the "Highly Compressed" game. Among the most alluring of these digital legends was Need for Speed: Undercover, shrunken down from a multi-gigabyte blockbuster into a purported 32 MB archive.
Microsoft Store: While Undercover is older, other titles like NFS Most Wanted are sometimes available for free or at a low cost. Minimum System Requirements NFS Undercover Highly Compressed 32 MB Only
Many sites rename “NFS Undercover Demo” (which is around 30-40 MB) as the “Full Version.” You will play one police chase for 3 minutes and then get a “Purchase Full Game” screen. The Myth of the "Magic Package": Deconstructing NFS
Because the original assets have been scaled down, you can run this version on nearly anything. Graphics and sound quality : The compression process
A: Yes. The video likely used screen recording of the actual game but spliced in a fake installation screen. The download link leads to malware.
